The bar chart illustrates the number of employed persons by job type and sex in Australia last year. Overall, a significant disparity in the number of male and female employees is evident across most occupations, with the exception of Professionals and Clerical roles.
Tradespeople had the largest gender gap, with almost 900 men employed compared to just over 100 women. This represents a ninefold difference in employment figures. Production workers also showed a substantial difference, with around 550 men and only 100 women. Conversely, Professionals displayed the smallest gender gap, with approximately 700 men and 650 women employed. In contrast to other job types, Clerical roles showed a higher number of female employees than male employees, with almost 980 women and approximately 870 men.
In terms of the remaining job categories, Managers had a notable difference, with around 600 men and 200 women. Semi-professionals exhibited a moderate difference, with over 510 men and around 375 women employed. Lastly, Laborers showed a difference of around 130 employees, with approximately 400 men and 270 women.